The Namibian Police Force ( NamPol ) in the Oshikoto Region have opened a case against a 48 – year – old Angolan man for allegedly raping an 11 – year – old girl on different occasions and threatening to beat her at his house . According to the region ‘ s NamPol crime investigations coordinator , Deputy Commissioner Titus Ekandjo on Tuesday , the latest incident happened on Sunday at around 13h00 at Uukete village in the Onayena Constituency . The suspect is a domestic worker at the victim ‘ s neighbour ‘ s house , where he resides alone , while the victim is not enrolled in school . ‘ It is alleged that the victim went to fetch water from the neighbour ‘ s house as usual , where the suspect also stays as a domestic worker ,’ reported Ekandjo . He said when the victim arrived there , the suspect was not around but came after a short while and grabbed the victim and pulled her to his sleeping room and had sexual intercourse with her under coercive circumstances . ‘ According to the victim , that was the secon
d time the suspect did that to her , however she did not report the matter to her grandmother since the suspect threatened to beat her up if she mentioned the matter to anyone ,’ Ekandjo reported . The suspect was arrested on Monday and will appear before Ondangwa Magistrate ‘ s Court on Wednesday . In a separate incident , a case of negligent and reckless driving has been opened against a 52 – year – old man who allegedly hit a four – year – old girl at Tsumeb on Sunday around 18h00 at Nomtsoub location . ‘ lt is alleged that the minor child was with her aunt walking to the dumping site close to their house to go throw away rubbish when the incident happened ,’ Ekandjo said . The child sustained head injuries and the driver of the vehicle took the child to Tsumeb State Hospital for treatment , from where she was transferred to Oshakati State Hospital . No arrest has been made in the matter and investigations continue

Source:The Namibia News Agency